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Names that sound popular but aren't?

My cousin is now pregnant with her third child, and she's looking to give her a name in the UK top 20. I am slightly disappointed, as she gave her first daughter a very common name (an alternative spelling of a name given to around 4000+ babies in that year), but her second a very uncommon name (father's choice, a name which was only given to 200 babies in 2011) that still fit in with the feel of today's trends, and I thought that was really refreshing.

In my family, everyone tends to contribute to the name pool, so I'm hoping to give her some suggestions of names she might like that aren't so overused now. I will make a second post in this thread with the names to avoid (aka, UK top 100) so as not to clog this one, and I'm looking for names with a similar feel or sound to them. Nothing too out-there or too old-fashioned ideally, as I don't think that would appeal to her.

1. Amelia - given to 5,054 babies in 2011
2. Olivia - given to 4,938 babies in 2011
3. Lily - given to 4,761 babies in 2011
4. Jessica - given to 3,984 babies in 2011
5. Emily - given to 3,974 babies in 2011
6. Sophie - given to 3,923 babies in 2011
7. Ruby - given to 3,702 babies in 2011
8. Grace - given to 3,691 babies in 2011
9. Ava - given to 3,621 babies in 2011
10. Isabella - given to 3,464 babies in 2011
11. Evie - given to 3,385 babies in 2011
12. Chloe - given to 3,347 babies in 2011
13. Mia - given to 3,346 babies in 2011
14. Poppy - given to 2,932 babies in 2011
15. Isla - given to 2,849 babies in 2011
16. Ella - given to 2,783 babies in 2011
17. Isabelle - given to 2,719 babies in 2011
18. Sophia - given to 2,661 babies in 2011
19. Freya - given to 2,619 babies in 2011
20. Daisy - given to 2,458 babies in 2011
21. Charlotte - given to 2,390 babies in 2011
22. Maisie - given to 2,230 babies in 2011
23. Lucy - given to 2,228 babies in 2011
24. Phoebe - given to 2,008 babies in 2011
25. Scarlett - given to 1,987 babies in 2011
26. Holly - given to 1,971 babies in 2011
27. Lilly - given to 1,950 babies in 2011
28. Ellie - given to 1,893 babies in 2011
29. Megan - given to 1,799 babies in 2011
30. Layla - given to 1,780 babies in 2011
31. Lola - given to 1,777 babies in 2011
32. Imogen - given to 1,773 babies in 2011
33. Eva - given to 1,714 babies in 2011
34. Summer - given to 1,711 babies in 2011
35. Millie - given to 1,641 babies in 2011
36. Sienna - given to 1,585 babies in 2011
37. Alice - given to 1,554 babies in 2011
38. Abigail - given to 1,493 babies in 2011
39. Erin - given to 1,491 babies in 2011
40. Lacey - given to 1,475 babies in 2011
41. Hannah - given to 1,462 babies in 2011
42. Jasmine - given to 1,429 babies in 2011
43. Florence - given to 1,406 babies in 2011
44. Elizabeth - given to 1,396 babies in 2011
45. Lexi - given to 1,324 babies in 2011
46. Molly - given to 1,322 babies in 2011
47. Sofia - given to 1,249 babies in 2011
48. Matilda - given to 1,225 babies in 2011
49. Emma - given to 1,221 babies in 2011
50. Brooke - given to 1,216 babies in 2011
51. Amy - given to 1,213 babies in 2011
52. Amber - given to 1,201 babies in 2011
53. Gracie - given to 1,162 babies in 2011
54. Amelie - given to 1,128 babies in 2011
55. Rosie - given to 1,124 babies in 2011
56. Leah - given to 1,120 babies in 2011
57. Katie - given to 1,105 babies in 2011
58. Maya - given to 1,072 babies in 2011
59. Eleanor - given to 1,049 babies in 2011
60. Georgia - given to 1,022 babies in 2011
61. Emilia - given to 1,007 babies in 2011
62. Eliza - given to 955 babies in 2011
63. Faith - given to 914 babies in 2011
64. Bethany - given to 913 babies in 2011
65. Evelyn - given to 871 babies in 2011
66. Isabel - given to 857 babies in 2011
67. Anna - given to 827 babies in 2011
68. Hollie - given to 825 babies in 2011
69. Bella - given to 823 babies in 2011
70. Paige - given to 811 babies in 2011
71. Harriet - given to 809 babies in 2011
72. Esme - given to 797 babies in 2011
73. Zara - given to 790 babies in 2011
74. Lexie - given to 788 babies in 2011
75. Willow - given to 772 babies in 2011
76. Rose - given to 764 babies in 2011
77. Madison - given to 760 babies in 2011
78. Julia - given to 759 babies in 2011
79. Annabelle - given to 758 babies in 2011
80. Isobel - given to 754 babies in 2011
81. Niamh - given to 733 babies in 2011
82. Maddison - given to 731 babies in 2011
83. Martha - given to 723 babies in 2011
84. Skye - given to 717 babies in 2011
85. Lauren - given to 710 babies in 2011
86. Caitlin - given to 708 babies in 2011
87. Elsie - given to 699 babies in 2011
88. Keira - given to 693 babies in 2011
88. Rebecca - given to 693 babies in 2011
90. Sarah - given to 663 babies in 2011
91. Heidi - given to 652 babies in 2011
92. Zoe - given to 649 babies in 2011
93. Maria - given to 628 babies in 2011
94. Maryam - given to 616 babies in 2011
95. Aisha - given to 613 babies in 2011
95. Tia - given to 613 babies in 2011
97. Nicole - given to 605 babies in 2011
98. Kayla - given to 604 babies in 2011
99. Francesca - given to 602 babies in 2011
100. Lydia - given to 589 babies in 2011